
The air is cool early in the morning, and the water is so smooth and calm you'd swear it was glass. As you set out in your boat, the wind bites at your face. Your GPS and depth finder have pinpointed the ideal spot to cast this morning. You kill the motor as you approach your location and drop the anchor into the water. Opening your tackle box, you find the perfect lure for this fish — the Spotted Bass is your target this morning. Casting your rod cuts the silence of the still morning air as your line and lure break the surface of the water. As you begin to reel your line back in, you feel a tug at the line. Your heart skips a beat. Slowly you start to pull back — a harder tug responds. You feverishly start to reel in your catch, pulling and cranking as your target fights you with all its might. The water starts to churn, foam erupting as the Spotted Bass reaches the surface. You reach down and pull the fish into the boat. What lies in front of you is certainly a Big Bass.